Congratulations to NASA as Perseverance lands beautifully on Mars

A terrific achievement for NASA as the new method of landing is successful. The lander checked terrain for known hazards, avoided them and chose a safe location near Jezero Crater. Every stage was perfect -

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Shortly after the landing and as the dust was still settling, the first image appeared on the screen -

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Images courtesy of NASA-JPL

David Martin